government examine national strategy
India GDP to be boosted with over $900 billion by 2035 with AI, government examines national strategy
The government of India has recognized the potential of AI to boost the country's GDP with $957 billion by 2035. With this in mind, the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MeitY) is working on the national strategy on artificial intelligence. Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh said the draft cabinet note on implementation of national strategy on AI is being steered by MeitY and the same is under examination. Singh also stated that NITI Aayog had released India's National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence (NSAI) in June 2018. It outlined the proposed efforts in research, development, adoption and skilling in AI.